Stephen King was right

CoasterMatt · 01-16-2008, 08:31 PM

This article is not safe for those afraid of clowns.

Cadaverous Pallor · 01-16-2008, 09:34 PM

It would be nice if clowns disappeared, as they stopped being a form of children's entertainment about 50 years ago. I don't hate them but I think they're pretty stupid.

Cirque "clowns" are a whole other concept. Too bad American clowns, much like our automobiles, are so behind the rest of the world.

flippyshark · 01-16-2008, 09:52 PM

Wow, too right. I found clowns disturbing too, and I couldn't understand why grown-ups seemed to think us kids ought to like them. My stepfather even had a crying clown print hanging in the family room at one point. <shudder>
I don't think I found them frightening, in the sense of being a threat, I just thought them unpleasant. And the crying clown art, just icky and morose!

Chernabog · 01-16-2008, 11:23 PM

I've been scared of clowns ever since Poltergeist (that hanging puppet clown that I had in my room as a kid didn't help things any either). Pennywise merely sealed the deal when I read "It" in 7th grade.

WE ALLLLLLL FLOAT....... <shudder>

BarTopDancer · 01-16-2008, 11:55 PM

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No, I didn't read the article. I presume there are photos in it. If that is what is to be avoided can someone go pull the text so I can read the article?

Oddly enough, IT is one of my favorite books. And Flubber does a dead-on impression of Pennywise.

Gn2Dlnd · 01-17-2008, 01:59 AM

Bozo never scared me, Ronald McDonald never scared me. All the clowns in Dumbo never scared me. I've never understood why people claim to be frightened by clowns. Being afraid of all clowns because of a few horror movies is like being afraid of all ventriloquist dummies or all talking Tina dolls.

Don't get it.

LSPoorEeyorick · 01-17-2008, 02:08 AM

I was afraid of clowns, talking dolls, and ventriloquist dummies long before I ever saw horror movies about them, though. There's just something... sinister about them.

Gn2Dlnd · 01-17-2008, 02:40 AM

Oh, and Hobo Kelly didn't scare me either.

LSPoorEeyorick · 01-17-2008, 02:58 AM

What about Hello Kitty?

BarTopDancer · 01-17-2008, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

is like being afraid of all ventriloquist dummies

Don't like ventriloquist dummies either. Thanks to commercialization, Ronald McDonald doesn't necessarily scare me, but I have no need or desire to go up to "him" if "he" was ever at McDonald's the once or twice a year I visit one.

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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	It would be nice if clowns disappeared, as they stopped being a form of children's entertainment about 50 years ago. I don't hate them but I think they're pretty stupid. Cirque "clowns" are a whole other concept. Too bad American clowns, much like our automobiles, are so behind the rest of the world. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Wow, too right. I found clowns disturbing too, and I couldn't understand why grown-ups seemed to think us kids ought to like them. My stepfather even had a crying clown print hanging in the family room at one point. <shudder> I don't think I found them frightening, in the sense of being a threat, I just thought them unpleasant. And the crying clown art, just icky and morose!
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Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	I've been scared of clowns ever since Poltergeist (that hanging puppet clown that I had in my room as a kid didn't help things any either). Pennywise merely sealed the deal when I read "It" in 7th grade. WE ALLLLLLL FLOAT....... <shudder> __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	Can't sleep... clowns will eat me. Can't sleep... clowns will eat me. Can't sleep... clowns will eat me. Can't sleep... clowns will eat me. Can't sleep... clowns will eat me. Can't sleep... clowns will eat me. Can't sleep... clowns will eat me. Can't sleep... clowns will eat me. Can't sleep... clowns will eat me. Can't sleep... clowns will eat me. No, I didn't read the article. I presume there are photos in it. If that is what is to be avoided can someone go pull the text so I can read the article? Oddly enough, IT is one of my favorite books. And Flubber does a dead-on impression of Pennywise. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	Bozo never scared me, Ronald McDonald never scared me. All the clowns in Dumbo never scared me. I've never understood why people claim to be frightened by clowns. Being afraid of all clowns because of a few horror movies is like being afraid of all ventriloquist dummies or all talking Tina dolls. Don't get it. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	I was afraid of clowns, talking dolls, and ventriloquist dummies long before I ever saw horror movies about them, though. There's just something... sinister about them.
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Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	Oh, and Hobo Kelly didn't scare me either. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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LSPoorEeyorick scribblin' Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: in the moment Posts: 3,872	What about Hello Kitty?
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